BCU 3 Star Training & Assessment

A training course and assessment day centred upon the BCU 3 star sea kayak syllabus.

This course follows the BCU 3 star sea syllabus, available here. The 3 star award is a benchmark for intermediate sea kayakers; a 3 star is the standard that most recreational sea kayakers aspire to and reaching this standard opens many trip possibilities for a club or group paddler. This is a certificated course but it can also be attended if you have no wish in gaining qualifications, if you just simply want to develop your sea kayaking skills. The assessment will test your performance in specific sea conditions up to sea state 3 so its important to gain a range of experience in different sea states, wind speeds and wave heights. This video gives a good overview of sea states.

Dates and Prices

£80 /person per day

Course Information

Experience required – No other qualifications required. To get the most from this course you should be an active sea kayaker capable of paddling in force 3 - 4 winds, 0.5m to 1m waves and for up to 20km a day.

All courses include – All kayaking equipment if required, guiding, instruction and local transport. Kit list here.